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Nature conservation scientists and practitioners have voiced the concern that a conservation discourse based on economic arguments and monetary valuation may undermine conservation efforts by eroding ("crowding out") the influence of other arguments for nature conservation. This paper presents...
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We study the effect of alleviating information asymmetry regarding product quality that is widespread in developing-country agricultural markets. Opportunistic buyers may underreport quality levels back to farmers to reduce the price they have to pay. In response, farmers may curb investment,...
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Farmers' preferences for sustainability certification are analyzed, building on a choice experiment conducted with smallholder coffee growers in Uganda. Farmers have positive general attitudes towards certification. While they dislike bans of productivity-enhancing inputs, benefits associated...
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With the modernization of global agri-food systems, the role of contract farming is increasing. This also involves smallholder farmers in developing countries. While previous studies have looked at economic impacts of contract schemes on smallholder farmers, little is known about farmers'...
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This study contributes to the debate on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD ) and the relationship between land tenure and forest conservation. We investigate policies that create alternative livelihood options for people around REDD forests who are forest users...
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The widespread use of markets leads to unprecedented material well-being in many societies. We study whether market … seem to suggest that "market interaction erodes moral values." Although we replicate their main treatment effect, we show …, and not market interaction, causes the erosion of moral values. Our paper thus shows that neither Falk and Szech's data …
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The widespread use of markets leads to unprecedented material well-being in many societies. We study whether market … highly influential paper, Falk and Szech (2013) provide experimental data that seem to suggest that "market interaction … corroborate their conclusion. These treatments, however, reveal that repeated play and not market interaction causes the erosion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012267937
The widespread use of markets leads to unprecedented material well-being in many societies. We study whether market … highly influential paper, Falk and Szech (2013) provide experimental data that seem to suggest that "market interaction … corroborate their conclusion. These treatments, however, reveal that repeated play and not market interaction causes the erosion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012270575
The widespread use of markets leads to unprecedented material well-being in many societies. We study whether market … highly influential paper, Falk and Szech (2013) provide experimental data that seem to suggest that “market interaction … corroborate their conclusion. These treatments, however, reveal that repeated play and not market interaction causes the erosion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012823552
The widespread use of markets leads to unprecedented material well-being in many societies. We study whether market … highly influential paper, Falk and Szech (2013) provide experimental data that seem to suggest that “market interaction … corroborate their conclusion. These treatments, however, reveal that repeated play and not market interaction causes the erosion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012824148